Glamorous Royal Ascot racegoers kick off the weekend early as they step out in statement hats, vibrant prints and summer frocks Day three of the Royal Ascot in Berkshire kicked off on Friday morning READ MORE: Royal Ascot best dressed! From Zara Tindall to Elizabeth Hurley, all the most fabulous frocks and fascinators By Gina Kalsi For Mailonline Published: 06:11 EDT, 21 June 2024 | Updated: 06:26 EDT, 21 June 2024 e-mail View comments Revellers put on their best attire, creating a beautiful sea of vibrant colours and fabrics as they showed up for day two of the Royal Ascot this morning. As ever, flamboyant hats and gowns were front and centre as the society event in Berkshire kicked off on Friday. Royal Ascot, the jewel in the crown of the UK racing calendar, started on Tuesday with the Queen Anne Stakes and will run until Saturday.

This year's meeting will have an overall prize-money pot of £10million. This is a record amount for Royal Ascot. The minimum winnings for all eight Group 1 races will be £650,000.

It was founded by Queen Anne in 1711 after she declared Ascot ideal for 'horses to gallop at full stretch' and has today become a major social event as well as a sporting attraction. For the first time in its 313-year history, Ascot Racecourse announced this year the appointment of a creative director. Revellers put on their best attire, creating a beautiful sea of vibrant colours and fabrics as they showed up for day two of the Royal Ascot this morning One reveller l.